Worksheets5th grade Electricity and Magnetism Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
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Type your first and last name
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1. Which device or devices could be removed without breaking the electric circuit (below)?
a)
a. only the bulb
b)
b. only the switch
c)
c. the battery and the switch
d)
d. the bulb and the switch
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2. Name two ways to change the simple circuit below:
(a)
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3. Trevor tests different materials in an electric circuit. Which of these will MOST LIKELY cause the light bulb to turn on?
a)
a. glass
b)
b. plastic
c)
c. steel
d)
d. wool
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4. The shock you sometimes feel when you touch a metal doorknob on a dry day is electric ________.
a)
a. circuit
b)
b. current
c)
c. discharge
d)
d. resistance
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5. Which MUST be included in an electromagnet?
a)
a. electric current
b)
b. light bulb
c)
c. motor
d)
d. switch
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6. An electric circuit contains a battery, a switch, and a bulb. Which of the following will MOST LIKELY happen if you add another battery to the circuit?
a)
a. the bulb will not shine
b)
b. the bulb will shine brighter than it did with one battery
c)
c. the bulb will shine the same
d)
d. the bulb will shine half as bright as it did with one battery
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7. Write an example of an insulator:
(a)
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8. Write an example of a conductor:
(a)
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9. A thin strip of metal foil has a negative electric charge. You bring a balloon that also has a negative charge near the foil. What will MOST LIKELY happen?
a)
a. the foil will bend toward the balloon
b)
b. the foil will bend away from the balloon
c)
c. the balloon will cause the foil to have a positive charge
d)
d. the foil will cause the balloon to have a positive charge
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10. Which of the following is the BEST electric insulator?
a)
a. copper wire
b)
b. iron nail
c)
c. plastic block
d)
d. steel paper clip
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11. Like or similar poles on two magnets will
a)
a. attract each other
b)
b. have no effect
c)
c. repel each other
d)
d. all of these
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12. Which of the following is a circuit that has only one path for the electricity to flow?
a)
a. parallel circuit
b)
b. series circuit
c)
c. open circuit
d)
d. closed circuit
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13. Which of the following is a circuit that has more than one path for the electricity to flow?
a)
a. parallel circuit
b)
b. series circuit
c)
c. open circuit
d)
d. closed circuit
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15. What charges would appear BEFORE a balloon was rubbed on the boy's head?
a)
The balloon and the boy's hair would have a balanced number of positive and negative charges.
b)
The balloon would have negative charges and the boy's hair would have positive charges.
c)
The balloon would have positive charges and the boy's hair would have negative charges.
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15. What charges would appear AFTER a balloon was rubbed on the boy's head?
a)
The balloon and the boy's hair would have a balanced number of positive and negative charges.
b)
The balloon would have negative charges and the boy's hair would have positive charges.
c)
The balloon would have positive charges and the boy's hair would have negative charges.
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17. What type of circuit is the picture below:
a)
a. Parallel circuit
b)
b. Series circuit
c)
c. Simple circuit
d)
d. Broken circuit
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18. What type of circuit is the picture below:
a)
a. Parallel circuit
b)
b. Series circuit
c)
c. Simple circuit
d)
d. Broken circuit
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19. Where is the magnetic field stronger?
a)
a. The poles
b)
b. In the middle of the magnet
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20. Explain how to create an electromagnet.
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